Federal Register April 19, 2002 (Volume 67)

Agencies Publishing on April 19, 2002

Agriculture Department (11)
Civil Rights Commission (6)
Commerce Department (11)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Defense Department (8)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (1)
Environmental Protection Agency (7)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (10)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (8)
Labor Department (4)
Legal Services Corporation (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Personnel Management Office (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
Small Business Administration (2)
Social Security Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (5)
Treasury Department (24)

Agriculture Department

Cotton classing, testing, and standards:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Revision of User Fees for 2002 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to raise user fees for cotton producers for 2002 crop cotton classification services under the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act in accordance with the formula provided in the Uniform Cotton Cla...	Proposed Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Elk and Forest Counties, PA In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, notice is hereby given that the Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest (ANF), Marienville Ranger District will prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement to disclose the environmental c...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Payette National Forest, Idaho, Golden Hand #3 and #4 Lode Mining Claims, Plan of Operations The USDA Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Plan of Operations (POO) for the Golden Hand #3 and #4 lode mining claims in the Frank Church--River of No Return (FC-RONR) Wilderness on the Krassel Ranger...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Payette National Forest, Idaho, Middle Little Salmon Vegetation Management Project The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Middle Little Salmon Vegetation Management Project in the Federal Register on February 12, 1999 (Vol. 64, No. 29, pages 7164-7165). A revi...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCIC Request for Applications (RFA): Crop Insurance Education and Information Programs for Farmers and Ranchers in Targeted States In accordance with section 524 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) announces the availability of approximately $2 million for cooperative agreements that will be used to establish crop insurance educ...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Agriculture Department > FCIC Request for Applications (RFA): Targeted Commodity Partnerships for Risk Management Education In accordance with section 522 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) announces the availability of approximately $2 million for partnership agreements that will fund risk management training and inform...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSA Public Meetings of Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that meetings of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (Committee) will be held to discuss various beginning farmer issues, including recommendations drafted...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests' Resource Advisory Co...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Agriculture Department > AMS Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Olympic Provincial Advisory Committee (OPAC); Meeting The Olympic Province Advisory Committee (OPAC) will meet on May 10, 2002. The meeting will be held at the Forest Service/WA Department of Natural Resources's Conference Room at 437 Tillicum Lane in Forks, Washington. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a....	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Southeast Washington Resource Advisory Committee (RAC); Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Southeast Washington Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on April 25, 2002 in Pomeroy, Washington. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss future RAC ac...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Arkansas Advisory Committee Arkansas	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the California Advisory Committee California	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Colorado Advisory Committee Colorado	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the New Jersey Advisory Committee New Jersey	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Oklahoma Advisory Committee Oklahoma	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Wyoming Advisory Committee Wyoming	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Investigation of Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine: Opportunity to Comment on the Status of Ukraine as a Non-Market Economy Country Request for Comments.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 135-Palm Beach, FL, Area; Application for Expansion Florida	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program Fiscal Year 2002 Funding Guidance The purpose of this document is to advise the public that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting proposals for the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program (Program), pursuant to the Coral Reef Conservation Act of...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program Implementation Guidelines This document provides NOAA's Implementation Guidelines (Guidelines) for the Coral Reef Conservation Program (Program) under the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (Act). The Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), through the NOAA Adm...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant Administrator) has renewed the affirmative finding for the Republic of Ecuador under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The renewal of Ecuador's affirmative finding allows for the cont...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Bottlenose Dolphins and Spotted Dolphins Incidental to Oil and Gas Structure Removal Activities in the Gulf of Mexico NMFS is proposing to issue regulations authorizing and governing the taking of bottlenose and spotted dolphins incidental to the removal of oil and gas drilling and production structures in state waters and on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the...	Proposed Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board (MEPNAB), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Thursday, May 9, 2...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Commerce Department > NIST Postponement of Public Meeting To Gather Information and Data Relating to the World Trade Center Disaster for Building and Fire Safety Purposes The National Institute of Standards and Technology announces that it is postponing the public meeting to gather information and data relating to the World Trade Center disaster for building and fire safety purposes, previously scheduled for April 22,...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review On April 11, 2002, CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. ("CEMEX") filed a First Request for Panel Review with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Panel review was requested of the 10t...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of scientific research and/or enhancement under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): NMFS has received an application for a...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Availability of Draft Stock Assessment Reports NMFS revised the Alaska, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific marine mammal stock assessment reports (SARs) in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Draft 2002 reports are available for public review and comment.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must Be Received on or Before: May 20, 2002.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration of Intermediaries The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "Commission" or "CFTC") is proposing amendments to Part 3 of its rules, which governs registration of intermediaries in the futures industry. These amendments are necessary to facilitate the change from t...	Proposed Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Availability of a Draft Evaluation Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Tuttle Creek Dam Safety Assurance Program, Big Blue River, near the City of Manhattan, Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, KS In accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE or Corps) Kansas City District, in cooperation with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has prepared a Draft Evaluation Rep...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Defense Department > COE Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Green Brook Flood Control Project, Segments A and N The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, is issuing this notice to announce the availability for public review and comment of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed project modification of the Green Brook Flood Con...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Defense Department > COE Cancellation of the Availability for a Draft Environmental Impact Statement To Consider Issuance of a Department of the Army Permit Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for Fills Associated With Hobet Mining, Inc.'s Proposed Surface Coal Mining Operation in Conjunction With Its Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine, Near Blair in Logan County, WV This cancellation is necessitated in order to amend the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to include socioeconomic data that was erroneously omitted; reference notice published in the Federal Register, April 10, 2002 (67 FR 17418). A notice...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Anti-Kickback Procedures Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Buy American Act-Construction (Grimberg Decision) Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public Law 92-463, as amended by Section 5 of Public Law 94-409, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the DIA Joint Military Intelligence College Board of Visitors has been sche...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Defense Department Defense Science Board The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Defense Against Unconventional Use of Nuclear Weapons Against the US Homeland will meet in closed session on May 23-24, 2002, at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM; June 20-21, 2002, in N...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Availability of a Novel Dendrimer Based Detection Technology for Exclusive, Partially Exclusive or Non-Exclusive Licenses The Department of the Army announces the general availability of exclusive, partially exclusive or non-exclusive licenses relative to a noise abatement technology as described in U.S. Patent Application entitled: "Compositions and Methods for Enhanci...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests On April 16, 2002, a notice inviting comment from the public, was published for "National Longitudinal Transition Study--2 (NLTS2)" in the Federal Register (67 FR 18596). On page 18596, in the second column, 10th line from the bottom of the column, T...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Student Financial Assistance This notice extends the Secretary's approval of seven "ability-to-benefit" (ATB) tests for five years. Additionally, the Secretary, at the request of the test publisher is removing the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)--Forms 5 and 6, Level A, as...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Energy Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is amending the Records of Decision (RODs) for the Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Stor...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia: Approval of Revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan The EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Georgia on August 9, 1999. The submittal contains revisions to Georgia's Rules for Air Quality Control and Rules for Enhanced Inspection and Maintenanc...	Proposed Rule	Apr 19, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of Revisions to State Implementation Plan The EPA is approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Georgia through the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) on August 9, 1999. These revisions pertain to Rules for Air Quality Control and Rules f...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of New York On November 23, 1999, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted a request to EPA to redesignate the New York portion of the New York--Northern New Jersey-- Long Island Carbon Monoxide (CO) nonattainment area from...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency North Slope, Alaska: Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a Proposal To Develop Oil and Gas Reserves in or Near the Point Thomson Unit, Potentially Including Designation of Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site(s) Notice of intent.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Notice of Public Meeting Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, "The Federal Advisory Committee Act," notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. S3300f et se...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Sodium Starch Glycolate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance This document establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of sodium starch glycolate when used as an inert ingredient (disintegrant) in granular or tableted pesticide products, in or on growing crops, when applied to raw...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Announces Agenda for the May 3, 2002, Rescheduled Public Forum and Technology Expo on Telecommunications Relay Service; Ex Parte Comments Invited The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) of the Federal Communications Commission invites interested persons to a Public Forum and Technology Expo on Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS). The purpose of this Forum and Expo is for TRS admi...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Community-Based Dental Partnership Program Grant Announcement The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds to be awarded under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act Community-Based Dental Partnership Program for gran...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Maternal and Child Health Federal Set-Aside Program; Special Projects of Regional and National Significance; Integrated Comprehensive Women's Health Services in State MCH Programs Grant Program The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that approximately $600,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds is available to fund up to 6 grants to establish a locus of responsibility for women's health in State MCH Programs. The purp...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 Funding Opportunities The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) announces the availability of FY 2002 funds for grants for the following activity. This notice is not a complete description of the activi...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV); Meeting Childhood Vaccines Advisory Commission	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Health and Human Services Department Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Notice of Meetings Health Services Research Initial Review Group Committee	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Atsushi Handa, M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health: Based on the report of an investigatio...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Joao Carlos deSales, San Francisco Department of Public Health: Based on the report of an investi...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone; Colorado River, Between Davis Dam and Laughlin Bridge, Arizona and Nevada The Coast Guard proposes a temporary safety zone within the Davis Camp Region on the navigable waters of the Colorado River for the Laughlin River Days boat race. This safety zone, proposed for June 1 and 2, 2002, consists of the navigable waters of...	Proposed Rule	Apr 19, 2002
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Security Zone; Potomac River, Washington Channel, Washington, DC The Coast Guard proposes establishing a temporary security zone in the waters of the Potomac River off Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC during the May 31, 2002, U.S. Coast Guard Chief of Staff's retirement ceremony. The security zone is necessar...	Proposed Rule	Apr 19, 2002
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Security Zone; Port of Tampa, Tampa, FL The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary fixed security zone in all waters extending in the vicinity of MacDill Air Force Base (AFB). This security zone is needed for national security reasons to protect MacDill AFB from potential subversive acts....	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Public and Indian housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Loan Guarantees for Indian Housing; Direct Guarantee Processing This final rule for the Loan Guarantees for Indian Housing Program makes permanent a new direct guarantee procedure that is modeled on the FHA single family mortgage insurance direct endorsement procedure. Under this procedure, HUD staff are not invo...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Risk-based capital:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department > OFHEO Risk-Based Capital This document contains corrections to Part 1750 of the Code of Federal Regulations for the regulation on the process used to determine the capital classification of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mor...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2002-2007 The MMS has prepared a final EIS related to the Proposed OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2002-2007 pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Interior Department > MMS Notice of Availability of the Proposed Final 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2002-2007 The MMS has issued a proposed final program for 2002-2007. This is the third and final proposal for a new OCS oil and gas leasing program, following the July 2001 draft proposed program and October 2001 proposed program. A final Environmental Impact...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Kennewick and Columbia Irrigation Districts Pump Exchange Feasibility Study, Washington Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Kennewick and Columbia Irrigation Districts P...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty. The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada was segregated for exchange purposes on July 23, 1997 under serial numbers N-61855 and N-66364. The exchange segregations on the subject land will be terminated upon publication o...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Justice Department > FBI Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request 30-day notice of information collection under review: Extension of a currently approved collection; application for employment/Federal Bureau of Investigation.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Elimination of Application To Remove Tobacco Products From Manufacturer's Premises for Experimental Purposes This final rule eliminates the requirements that manufacturers of tobacco products apply to ATF to remove tobacco products from their factories in bond for experimental purposes and that they maintain the approved applications for their records. In p...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; O*NET® Data Collection Program The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Labor Department Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Legal Services Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Welfare Reform This Final Rule amends the Legal Services Corporation's rule relating to limitations on grantee activities challenging or seeking reform of a welfare system. The main change, to delete the prohibition on the representation of an individual seeking we...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Information Collection; Comment Request The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing inf...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources; Meeting Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Exemption Entergy Operations, Inc.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Personnel Management Office

Pay administration:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Premium Pay Limitations The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations to implement recent statutory amendments dealing with the premium pay limitations for Federal employees. Those amendments raise the premium pay caps for most employees, provide authori...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

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Railroad Retirement Board

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (“Act”) Public utility holding company filings	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (“Act”) Public utility holding company filings	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (“Act”) Public utility holding company filings	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Investment Advisers:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Exemption for Certain Investment Advisers Operating Through the Internet The Commission is publishing for comment rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that would exempt certain investment advisers that provide advisory services through the Internet from the prohibition on Commission registration set o...	Proposed Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Nations Fund Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application under section 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating to Minimum Trading Increments for Spread, Straddle, and Combination Orders in Options on the S&P 500 Index Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Amendment Nos. 5 and 7 to a Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Regarding the Eligibility of Claims for Arbitration National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; the Options Clearing Corporation; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Forms of Margin Collateral Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Kansas; (Amendment #2) Kansas	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Small Business Administration State of Missouri; (Amendment #2) Missouri	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Social Security Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Central Railroad Company of Indiana-Joint Relocation Project Exemption-CSX Transportation, Inc. Central Railroad Co. of Indiana	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of the Santa Ana Class C Airspace Area; CA This action modifies the Santa Ana, CA, Class C airspace area. Specifically, this rule standardizes and completes the 5 nautical mile (NM) inner circle; re-aligns the south and southwest quadrants; and expands the north and east boundaries of the San...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes. This AD requires examination of maintenance records to determine if Titanine JC5A (also known as Desoto 823E508) corro...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. Models SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2001- 20-14, which currently requires you to replace the brake shuttle valves with parts of improved design and install a shield over the hydraulic lines on certain Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and S...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Tier II Environmental Impact Statement: Boone County, Missouri The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Tier II Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed improvement to the I-70 highway corridor in Boone County, Missouri.	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release In this document, NHTSA amends the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on bus emergency exits and window retention and release to reduce the likelihood that wheelchair securement anchorages will be installed in locations that permit wheelchairs to...	Rule	Apr 19, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Air Waybill The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Use of Air Wa...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department Departmental Offices; Proposed Collections; Comment Requests The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on revisions of an information collection that are proposed for approval by the Office of M...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Automated Clearinghouse Credit As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Automated Clearinghouse Credit . This request for...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application To Receive Free Materials in a Bonded Manufacturing Warehouse As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Application to Receive Free Materials in a Bonded...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Establishment of a Container Station As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Establishment of a Container Station. This reques...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Report of Diversion As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Report of Diversion. This request for comment is...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Ship's Stores Declaration As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Ship's Stores Declaration. This request for comme...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Petition for Remission or Mitigation The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Petition for...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Passenger and Crew Manifest for Passenger Flights The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Passenger and...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Permit To Transfer Containers to a Container Station The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Permit to Tra...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Documentation Requirements for Articles Entered Under Various Special Tariff Treatment Provisions As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Documentation Requirements for Articles Entered U...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; U.S. Customs Declaration (Customs Form 6059B) As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the U.S. Customs Declaration. This request for co...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Establishment of a Bonded Warehouse As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Establishment of a Bonded Warehouse. This request...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Cargo Container and Road Vehicle Certification for Transport Under Customs Seal The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Cargo Contain...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Customhouse Brokers License and Permit As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Customhouse Brokers License and Permit. This requ...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Line Release Regulations The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Line Release...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Master's Oath on Entry of Vessel in Foreign Trade As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Customhouse Brokers License and Permit. This requ...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Bonded Warehouses-Alterations, Suspensions, Relocations, and Discontinuance As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Bonded Warehouses--Alterations, Suspensions, Relo...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Certificate of Origin The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Certificate o...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Bonding of Smelting and Refining Warehouses As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning Application for Bonding of Smelting and Refining...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Entry and Manifest of Merchandise Free of Duty The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Entry and Man...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Guidelines for the Cancellation of Certain Claims for Liquidated Damages Under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Secretary of the Treasury is required to publish guidelines for the cancellation of bond charges. There are certain Customs bond charges for which no guidelines have been published. This do...	Notice	Apr 19, 2002

Federal Register April 19, 2002

Agencies Publishing on April 19, 2002

Agriculture Department

Cotton classing, testing, and standards:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Marine mammals:

Meetings:

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:

Permits:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Meetings:

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Energy Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Public and Indian housing:

Risk-based capital:

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

International Trade Commission

Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes:

Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Legal Services Corporation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

National Archives and Records Administration

N National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Personnel Management Office

Pay administration:

R Railroad Retirement Board

Agency information collection activities:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Investment Advisers:

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

N
National Science Foundation

R
Railroad Retirement Board